Crime and Justice Bookshelf: Film, DVDs, Fiction
"The Jury" - English TV series
'THE JURY," (6-episode English TV Series, boxed set) Granada Television Ltd., 2002; Golhil Entertainment, 2005. Written and produced by Peter Morgan
A student stabbing at a British school, ethnic issues, and a highly-publicized trial sends jurors and into personal turmoil. Stars Derek Jacobi, Gerard Butler, Anthony Scher, Sonnell Dadral, Helen McCrory, Mark Strong, Sylvia Sims, and others. Available at Amazon or Barnes & Noble..
A student stabbing at a British school, ethnic issues, and a highly-publicized trial sends jurors and into personal turmoil. Stars Derek Jacobi, Gerard Butler, Anthony Scher, Sonnell Dadral, Helen McCrory, Mark Strong, Sylvia Sims, and others. Available at Amazon or Barnes & Noble..
John Grisham's "The Confession"
THE CONFESSION. John Grisham (fiction). Doubleday/ Random House, New York, 2010.
-- The guilty man, a terminally-ill drifter with a long criminal record, tries to convince authorities that a death row inmate, about to be executed in just a few hours, is actually innocent of the murder for which he was convicted. No one believes him.
-- The guilty man, a terminally-ill drifter with a long criminal record, tries to convince authorities that a death row inmate, about to be executed in just a few hours, is actually innocent of the murder for which he was convicted. No one believes him.
Classic film: "Twelve Angry Men"
TWELVE ANGRY MEN (DVD). Original MGM Motion Picture, 1957.
-- Classic film of personal clashes in the jury deliberation room. Henry Fonda stars.